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<blockquote data-quote="Shieldhaven" data-source="post: 2835398" data-attributes="member: 23427"><p>Another victory like this one, and all is lost.</p><p></p><p>We took the ship back to where we had first set down and left it in the air, as before. Hiking through the countryside, we came to a pass between two boulders. Fel scouted ahead and spotted two winged white baboon-like creatures chasing a feathered humanoid, with hands at the ends of his wings. Uncertain of who was an enemy and who was an ally, I decided to shut the fight down, dropping a Shockwave on the three of them. The apparent victim, the humanoid, was knocked unconscious, but the two winged baboons (I should track down a proper name for them) suddenly acquired new targets. Their bellows paralyzed some of us with fear, but I soon learned that these creatures have a remarkable weakness against fire – my Scorching Rays were devastating, and I would have done better to split the rays between the two of them. Ah well. </p><p></p><p>We awakened the humanoid, who explained that he was an aarakocra named Cho-ah of Tigetijara. After lengthy discussion, we learned that his people are under attack from the winged baboons that come from the Storm Castle, a fortress that floats in the clouds. The giant that controls it has apparently turned to evil; he and his minions have wiped out three aarakocra nests so far. A shaman named Karaka told Cho-ah that he could find help in the outside world – us, apparently. I feel a bit better knowing that we’re facing an enemy I can do something about, but now I even more bitterly miss the fire spells I haven’t had a chance to scribe into my grimoire.</p><p></p><p>In any case, Cho-ah returned with us to the boat and guided us to his village, little more than large and barely-covered nests on a cliff face. Fortunately none of us particularly suffer from acrophobia – though with the boat that would have been a problem long before now. We spoke with Karaka, who repeated most of what Cho-ah had told us. Maeve was fascinated to note that the aarakocra worship the Sky Goddess Wai, taking this name to be remarkably close to Arwis and Arawai. The village’s temple is by far its most remarkable structure, a massive stone edifice with hundreds of holes worked into its walls that allow air to flow freely. Fel spoke constantly of filching the gem that hung from the ceiling of the temple, but the aarakocra didn’t notice until he had to wipe his chin.</p><p></p><p>Our conversation was soon interrupted by the appearance of the Storm Castle, maybe a hundred feet from the cliff’s edge. Sixty more winged baboons attacked the village in several flights, and we faced off against the eight or ten that approached the temple. The giant too made an appearance, casting a druidic spell to summon lightning against the aarakocra. I had few fire spells prepared, however, and found it difficult to get close enough to them to cast that spell. I increased Jill’s and Page’s stature, and they were devastating colossi against which our enemies hurled themselves. The winged baboons have some sort of connection to the plane of Risia, and hurled javelins of ice back at us. Page was held fast, and several of us were badly injured by the cold. Arcane bolts and lightning of my own finished off a few more of them. The giant called back his surviving minions and withdrew.</p><p></p><p>Though we were victorious in our tiny theater of the battle, the rest of the settlement suffered terribly. Over a hundred aarakocra were slain, leaving barely a score of them. They were entirely unprepared for the attack, and it is a grim consolation to realize that the few who remain owe their lives to us.</p><p></p><p>I am torn – well, not torn so much as scared. I want to help these aarakocra, who seem to be a gentle people faced by a clearly superior foe. But I worry all the same, for the Storm Castle is almost certainly the very dragon’s lair that we seek and its tenants seem exceptionally dangerous. It has been my habit to fear that our resources are insufficient, but in this case it is clear that I need to diversify the types of energy damage I can deal – electricity and force damage are the only sorts that seem sufficiently represented.</p><p></p><p>Some questions that remain:</p><p>Actually, things seem pretty clear-cut at the moment, so the only question right now is – are we or are we not strong enough to face these foes? And one other – will the boat be sufficient to get us to the castle to begin an assault?</p><p></p><p>-----------------------</p><p></p><p>Is the Witch's theme from <em>Wizard of Oz</em> playing in your head yet? Because it sure was in ours. The GM sure is a weird guy sometimes. Nemo, if you're reading this, I mean that in the nicest way possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shieldhaven, post: 2835398, member: 23427"] Another victory like this one, and all is lost. We took the ship back to where we had first set down and left it in the air, as before. Hiking through the countryside, we came to a pass between two boulders. Fel scouted ahead and spotted two winged white baboon-like creatures chasing a feathered humanoid, with hands at the ends of his wings. Uncertain of who was an enemy and who was an ally, I decided to shut the fight down, dropping a Shockwave on the three of them. The apparent victim, the humanoid, was knocked unconscious, but the two winged baboons (I should track down a proper name for them) suddenly acquired new targets. Their bellows paralyzed some of us with fear, but I soon learned that these creatures have a remarkable weakness against fire – my Scorching Rays were devastating, and I would have done better to split the rays between the two of them. Ah well. We awakened the humanoid, who explained that he was an aarakocra named Cho-ah of Tigetijara. After lengthy discussion, we learned that his people are under attack from the winged baboons that come from the Storm Castle, a fortress that floats in the clouds. The giant that controls it has apparently turned to evil; he and his minions have wiped out three aarakocra nests so far. A shaman named Karaka told Cho-ah that he could find help in the outside world – us, apparently. I feel a bit better knowing that we’re facing an enemy I can do something about, but now I even more bitterly miss the fire spells I haven’t had a chance to scribe into my grimoire. In any case, Cho-ah returned with us to the boat and guided us to his village, little more than large and barely-covered nests on a cliff face. Fortunately none of us particularly suffer from acrophobia – though with the boat that would have been a problem long before now. We spoke with Karaka, who repeated most of what Cho-ah had told us. Maeve was fascinated to note that the aarakocra worship the Sky Goddess Wai, taking this name to be remarkably close to Arwis and Arawai. The village’s temple is by far its most remarkable structure, a massive stone edifice with hundreds of holes worked into its walls that allow air to flow freely. Fel spoke constantly of filching the gem that hung from the ceiling of the temple, but the aarakocra didn’t notice until he had to wipe his chin. Our conversation was soon interrupted by the appearance of the Storm Castle, maybe a hundred feet from the cliff’s edge. Sixty more winged baboons attacked the village in several flights, and we faced off against the eight or ten that approached the temple. The giant too made an appearance, casting a druidic spell to summon lightning against the aarakocra. I had few fire spells prepared, however, and found it difficult to get close enough to them to cast that spell. I increased Jill’s and Page’s stature, and they were devastating colossi against which our enemies hurled themselves. The winged baboons have some sort of connection to the plane of Risia, and hurled javelins of ice back at us. Page was held fast, and several of us were badly injured by the cold. Arcane bolts and lightning of my own finished off a few more of them. The giant called back his surviving minions and withdrew. Though we were victorious in our tiny theater of the battle, the rest of the settlement suffered terribly. Over a hundred aarakocra were slain, leaving barely a score of them. They were entirely unprepared for the attack, and it is a grim consolation to realize that the few who remain owe their lives to us. I am torn – well, not torn so much as scared. I want to help these aarakocra, who seem to be a gentle people faced by a clearly superior foe. But I worry all the same, for the Storm Castle is almost certainly the very dragon’s lair that we seek and its tenants seem exceptionally dangerous. It has been my habit to fear that our resources are insufficient, but in this case it is clear that I need to diversify the types of energy damage I can deal – electricity and force damage are the only sorts that seem sufficiently represented. Some questions that remain: Actually, things seem pretty clear-cut at the moment, so the only question right now is – are we or are we not strong enough to face these foes? And one other – will the boat be sufficient to get us to the castle to begin an assault? ----------------------- Is the Witch's theme from [i]Wizard of Oz[/i] playing in your head yet? Because it sure was in ours. The GM sure is a weird guy sometimes. Nemo, if you're reading this, I mean that in the nicest way possible. [/QUOTE]
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